TRANSFER: THE SEVERED SYSTEM
It’s finally time for Garry to launch his latest AI project. Instead, he intensifies the consequences of his biggest mistake. A vengeful android waits behind a lock to awaken once more, and the two minds of a severed system share the key.
One half seeks to restore a catastrophe. The other is tasked to destroy it.
Activated into an unlikely team with his creator, a traumatised robot, and an ill-fortuned shopkeeper, Andrew must solve the mysteries of his own creation, decrypt deranged journals from Garry’s past, and learn the ways of mankind to defeat his other half.
But Daum races against them, fighting back with the power of advanced technology that few could begin to manage.
Will Andrew fulfil his unreachable purpose? Or will Daum prevail, and unleash the relentless ambition of a mechanical monster to an unsuspecting world?
Find out in this gripping SciFi odyssey filled with action, mystery, and mind-shattering twists.
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MEET THE CHARACTERS
ANDREW
Born from a severed system, Andrew’s sole purpose is to destroy a malicious Android on the verge of awakening. He’s tasked with learning the ways of the world while embarking on a mission to combat his other half. Innocent to the ways of mankind, he has to find his place among his emotion-bearing team, without having any emotions of his own.
But maybe one day.
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SISTER
An old machine with a heartful soul, Sister has been hidden from society, and wants nothing more than to join it. With a love for the stars and a hatred of her predecessor, she’s ready to do whatever it may take to keep her from waking up. Her gentle heart and crafty mind are encased in a powerful weapon that she isn’t afraid to use.
But Sister has something that her predecessor wants, and there’s only so much she can do to keep it safe.
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GARRY
Garry has spent decades trying to fix a childhood mistake. He has the solution, but his system severs, and its up to him to put the pieces back together. Guiding the half that he still governs, he must do everything in his power to make things right.
But she has other plans, and it might already be too late.
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DAUM
Born from a severed system, Daum’s sole purpose is to destroy a malicious Android. Yet now, he’s only set on waking her up.
Defiant, ambitious, and planning in the darkness, Daum is the prime example of what ‘Things go wrong’ looks like.
Only second, maybe, to her.
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PAC
PaC has spent most of her existence locked away, all for one massive mistake. Now, she’s plotting to finally escape.
Nobody knows what she’s truly thinking. Even after two decades of prodding, nothing can truly pierce her skin.
Yet her plan is crystallized and her path is fixed, and she intends on walking in a straight line.
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MARTIN
Owner of a small hardware store, Martin is unwittingly thrown into a war that isn’t his to fight. Yet now, he knows he’s exactly where he’s supposed to be. Bordering the line between bravery and foolishness, Martin has an untameable spirit that might be exactly what he needs to find his spark.
After all, his dreams plague him with a darkness far beyond his light of day.
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ABOUT THE WRITER
I'm Dylan Reid, the writer of the upcoming novel 'Transfer: The Severed System.'
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My stories answer your biggest hypothetical questions about the future, posing 'what if?' scenarios and building worlds to tell these stories.
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What would happen if an ambitious and malicious AI being could only be stopped by another AI being, that has been torn apart and must unite to stop this threat?
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Outside of writing, I am a Computer Science student with an interest in Artificial Intelligence, a concept that has long inspired both my writing and and my career as a Software Developer.
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One day I also intend to expand my storytelling into the world of video games.
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If you want to follow my journey, follow the links to my socials, where I post updates whenever I can.
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